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it is not about us. ask any grandparent. [applause] and even though the liberals starting in the white doves are trying to change this nation, -- starting in the white house are trying to change this nation, the liberals in washington, d.c., as the liberals all over this great nation, the united states of america is not going to become the united states of europe, not on our watch. thank you. [cheers and applause] . >> up next speaker is the former speaker, newt gingrich. [cheers and applause] he immersed himself in the study of history, in getting a master's in note -- history, getting a master's degree. he taught college for eight years. he was first elected to congress in 1978, where he served the six district -- sixth district. "the washington times" has called him "the indispensable leader." he got a man of the year in 1995. "meters make a possible. exceptionable leaders made them inevitable we do leaders make things possible -- leaders make things possible. exceptional leaders make them inevitable." under his leadershi
it is not about us. ask any grandparent. [applause] and even though the liberals starting in the white doves are trying to change this nation, -- starting in the white house are trying to change this nation, the liberals in washington, d.c., as the liberals all over this great nation, the united states of america is not going to become the united states of europe, not on our watch. thank you. [cheers and applause] . >> up next speaker is the former speaker, newt gingrich. [cheers and...
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they would do what they could to help us get back on track. one writer said he would vote for and orange juice can if it were running against barack obama. host: beth on the republicans line. caller: thank you for airing all this. i was glad many of the speakers talked about what is going on in public schools. the holy grail of extreme liberalism -- not all democrats but controlling what our children learn and how they learn it. and as for nominees for the republican nomination, i think we have to acknowledge -- i think we have to acknowledge two things. that many of the common identities of the front runners have an albatross around their neck that they cannot win the general lection. newt gingrich, mike huckabee, mitt romney, michele bachmann, cannot win in a general election. the idea should be to beat the current administration, to win and not to have our favorites unnecessarily nominated. if i had to pick one at this point, i would say tim pawlenty. governor christie has been adamant. i think he needs more experience under his belt. hopef
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and in that regard, they want somebody that can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin? >> very popular. tells it like it is and she inspires a lot of people. >> two final points. mentioned radio a couple of times. when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years, two years doing a weekend show, the herman cane show and then three years up until the most reenforcemently. five night as week onw sv out of at lan tax georgia. >> what's the hermanator? >> a nickname given to me by member of the restaurant association when i was chairman of the board back in the early 1990's when we were fighting hillary care. as an officer of the national restaurant association, i became one of the primary spokesperson against hillary care. and so, a gentlemen by the name of larry maccarthy helped us to develop some of the commercials that we used to tell people to the truth to wake people up about hillary care. larry tells the story about how one night he was watching t.v. and the commercial he had done with me in. representing the views of small businessmen had just run on his t.v.
and in that regard, they want somebody that can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin? >> very popular. tells it like it is and she inspires a lot of people. >> two final points. mentioned radio a couple of times. when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years, two years doing a weekend show, the herman cane show and then three years up until the most reenforcemently. five night as week onw sv out of at lan tax georgia. >> what's the...
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we expect our leaders to inspire us and to help us aspire to something greater. jimmy carter was, it is our fault, it is our responsibility, and that is the issue of sacrifice that i frankly want people of both political parties -- if you talk about sacrifice, the public is not going to say no. if you talk about shared sacrifice, the public says yes. host: george w. bush in a compassionate conservative campaign. guest: no one believes that conservatives are compassionate. they are tough and smart on the issues, but compassion? liberals are compassionate. some republicans will complain on me, but it is not believable. do not tell people something that they will not believe. host: with regard to president obama, you say -- the american people believe that he is forcing a partisan divide wider. guest: the labeling is not helpful for you talk about what a person has done. but when you claim your centrist, you have to look to policy not just your language. and there is a greater spread right now between what obama says he is doing and what he is actually doing. host:
we expect our leaders to inspire us and to help us aspire to something greater. jimmy carter was, it is our fault, it is our responsibility, and that is the issue of sacrifice that i frankly want people of both political parties -- if you talk about sacrifice, the public is not going to say no. if you talk about shared sacrifice, the public says yes. host: george w. bush in a compassionate conservative campaign. guest: no one believes that conservatives are compassionate. they are tough and...
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but she has been a great blessing to us. i always say that she makes us better. her humanity, the gift of love that she is. in the eyes of the world, she cannot do a lot. she cannot see herself. -- feed herself. she does not talk, she makes noises. she may not ever be able to talk or walk, but she can love. she is infectious in our family. she is a great gift. >> there is no easy way to go from that to my next question. as you think about this presidential campaign, how do you get the nomination? what is your strategy? >> just put 1 foot in front of the other. i feel like this is a situation where i had no intention of doing this in the first place. things just sort of happen. if this is what is supposed to happen, you just go out there and you take them one at a time. i did not know any other way to do it. there is no grand strategy. you go out to iowa and see how well you can do that. then you go out to new hampshire. there is no one is the strategy. you pick this state and do well here and there. my feeling is that if you are going to do this, go out and compe
but she has been a great blessing to us. i always say that she makes us better. her humanity, the gift of love that she is. in the eyes of the world, she cannot do a lot. she cannot see herself. -- feed herself. she does not talk, she makes noises. she may not ever be able to talk or walk, but she can love. she is infectious in our family. she is a great gift. >> there is no easy way to go from that to my next question. as you think about this presidential campaign, how do you get the...
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use market forces. the result was reaching the goal at a fraction of the cost of what people were testifying before they thought would be the resulting cost to them. well, the biggest change was that those high sulphur people who said there was no problem were displaced by the low sulphur coal. rather than protect high sulphur coal, we let the market forces worked -- forces work. industries can overplay their hand. i'm afraid the coal industry may overplay its hand, especially when we are reaching their hands out and saying, "we will try to develop the sequestration -- coal captures sequestration and we will help pay for it. and perhaps they will have to pay for it." the oil companies are unique. they're not disinterested in their financial well-being. they're interested in -- not just interested in their financial well-being. they are financing the tea party movement and the republican party and they are making the politics pay off for them both ideologically and economically. there are industries we'r
use market forces. the result was reaching the goal at a fraction of the cost of what people were testifying before they thought would be the resulting cost to them. well, the biggest change was that those high sulphur people who said there was no problem were displaced by the low sulphur coal. rather than protect high sulphur coal, we let the market forces worked -- forces work. industries can overplay their hand. i'm afraid the coal industry may overplay its hand, especially when we are...
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us. my message to the national republican party tonight is simple -- if you turn your backs on the pro-family-pro-life consider freezing -- constituency, you will be consigned to permanent minority status. some have suggested we call a truce on the social and moral issues. i do not know about you, but i seem to remember ronald reagan fighting and winning the cold war at the time he was restoring values and growing the economy. i do not know about you, but i would like have a leader who can walk and chew gum at the same time. who can work on economic and values issues at the same time. the other thing is, doesn't it take to parties to have a truce? if you do not, isn't it unilateral disarmament? as long as barack obama is nominating extremists to the federal bench, including the supreme court, as long as he is funding abortion on demand, and as long as he refuses to abide by his own of it and defend a federal law defines marriage as the federal -- at the federal level as between a man and
us. my message to the national republican party tonight is simple -- if you turn your backs on the pro-family-pro-life consider freezing -- constituency, you will be consigned to permanent minority status. some have suggested we call a truce on the social and moral issues. i do not know about you, but i seem to remember ronald reagan fighting and winning the cold war at the time he was restoring values and growing the economy. i do not know about you, but i would like have a leader who can walk...
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and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta, georgia. >> and what is the hermanator? >> that is in a name that was given to me by members of the restaurant association when i was the chairman of the board back in the early 1990's when we were fighting hillarycare. as an officer of the national restaurant association, i became one of the primary spokespersons against hillarycare. so a gentlemen by the name of larry mccarthy of this to develop some of the commercials that we used to tell people the truth about this to wake people up. he tells the story of one night he was watching tv and the commercial that he had done with me in it representing the views of small businessmen had just run on his tv set, and then he
and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta, georgia. >> and what is the hermanator?...
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they need to get jobs for us. i used to work construction. i'm putting out application four, five, six in a week. somewhere down the line, we'll have to do something for people exhausting their unemployment benefits where is the questioning or analysis. factories, professional and business services. retail trimming jobs dealing with budget cuts the most since november. caller: hello. i was just stating that if people go back to work and allow these people to get jobs in america, there's no way our social security will expire because you paid into that. i paid into it since i was 17 years old. i'm 78 now host: thank you for your call. caller: i want to say three things number one, it is an hypocracy what is going on in america today. both of the congress coming in each morning opening up with prayer to god for direction and then they pledge the other second thing. there are other people with intelligence outside their religious belief. i can provide enough technology right now to get america 50-100 years advancement. on higher levels, i probab
they need to get jobs for us. i used to work construction. i'm putting out application four, five, six in a week. somewhere down the line, we'll have to do something for people exhausting their unemployment benefits where is the questioning or analysis. factories, professional and business services. retail trimming jobs dealing with budget cuts the most since november. caller: hello. i was just stating that if people go back to work and allow these people to get jobs in america, there's no way...
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the people elected us to do it, and the people elected us to reach agreement. and how do you reach agreement? this is what i want. this is what you want. but if what you said we have come up, we have moved pretty substantially. we think it was appropriate to move. now we are asking you, are you prepared to move from the position you have taken consistently at your figure which a lot of your folks thinks has problem in some parts. i am asking and you are apparently not going to make a counteroffer as to, we took $100 billion. couldn't pass it. couldn't pass the senate. what i mean by you, the senate didn't pass it. the gentleman is absolutely correct. but we democrats have made the offer here and there of the $51 billion. the president's indicated he could sign that. he said that publicly. now, that's our offer sitting on the table. my suspicion is you've rejected that offer. mr. cantor: i will say -- mr. hoyer: and if you've rejected it, what is your counteroffer is my question. i yield. mr. cantor: not to belabor the point, but i will say, mr. speaker, that th
the people elected us to do it, and the people elected us to reach agreement. and how do you reach agreement? this is what i want. this is what you want. but if what you said we have come up, we have moved pretty substantially. we think it was appropriate to move. now we are asking you, are you prepared to move from the position you have taken consistently at your figure which a lot of your folks thinks has problem in some parts. i am asking and you are apparently not going to make a...
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i used to work there. i was in the green room and the president decided to double down and get this bill passed. who cared about the public opinions? he was going to have the house passed it. i said where you doing? you are going to destroy yourself in the election. the public is against what you are doing. what are you doing? he said, let me tell you. reid, pelosi, obama. we believe americans love entitlements and once we get you hooked on entitlement, they will never let it go. sounds like nothing more than trying to hook someone like a drug dealer. is that what entitlements do, mccue dependent? make you feel less and what less? [applause] if that is not a moral issue, if what we're doing to the next generation, this entitlement attitude, if that is not a moral issue, i do not know what is. we have an obligation. we have an obligation as americans to do what my grandfather and father did for me. to leave our country better than we found it. a lot of tough things going on right now. i feel blessed to be h
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jonathan joins us from "the wall street journal." give us the latest. as people woke up in america this morning, how are they analyzing what happens in japan last night? guest: in terms of investor psychology, this was not something the market had been expecting. to be sure, the market was on edge is simply because of the middle east developments that have been having in -- that have been happening. you have a lot of people waking up very early in the morning in the united states and instead of checking what happened in libya overnight, now they are suddenly looking at tokyo. you have to keep in mind that japan is the world's third largest economy now. for many years, the second- largest. it is still a very important country and an important economy for the world. people are looking for any escalation of the nuclear situation. that is potentially the biggest overhang now. host: hal influential is what happened to the end world -- to the yen worldwide? how influential is the yen? guest: it's been a very important part of the run-up that we've seen, not j
jonathan joins us from "the wall street journal." give us the latest. as people woke up in america this morning, how are they analyzing what happens in japan last night? guest: in terms of investor psychology, this was not something the market had been expecting. to be sure, the market was on edge is simply because of the middle east developments that have been having in -- that have been happening. you have a lot of people waking up very early in the morning in the united states and...
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we expect our leaders to inspire us and to help us aspire to something greater. jimmy carter was, it is our fault, it is our responsibility, and that is the issue of sacrifice that frankly want people of both political parties -- if you talk about sacrifice, the public is not going to say no. if you talk about shared sacrifice, the public says yes. host: george w. bush in a compassionate conservative campaign. guest: no one believes that conservatives are compassionate. they are tgh and smart on the issues, but compassion? liberals are compassionate. some republicans will complain on me, but it is not believable. do not tell people something that they will not believe. host: with regard to president obama, you say -- the american people believe that he is forcing a partisan divide wider. guest: the labeling is not helpful for you talk about what a person has done. but when you cim your centrist, you have to look to policy not just your language. and there is a greater spread right now between what obama says he is doing and what he is actually doing. host: ronald
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us. i want to start by taking a moment to recognize your hard work on the american queen in ag and security act in the previous congress. the house passage was a success. it would have lowered production costs by spurring investment in clean energy technology while controlling costs. thanks to his leadership, it had broadbased support that it needed to win final approval in the house of representatives. unfortunately, [unintelligible] from passing complementary legislation and given the hill, we'reoliticacapitol unlikely to see a similar package,. the bill pointed the country in the right direction. i have no doubt that the u.s. will move down the path of -- outlined by chairman waxman and congressman markey. the center for american progress and the fund had focused on shaping strong markets, investing in world- class infrastructure. they will create certainty for clean energy investors and businesses while building a foundation for robust future growth. these technologies will help the l
us. i want to start by taking a moment to recognize your hard work on the american queen in ag and security act in the previous congress. the house passage was a success. it would have lowered production costs by spurring investment in clean energy technology while controlling costs. thanks to his leadership, it had broadbased support that it needed to win final approval in the house of representatives. unfortunately, [unintelligible] from passing complementary legislation and given the hill,...
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us. yesterday the house was able to pass a two week resolution to keep the government funded past the deadline of this friday. break it down. caller: it was pretty overwhelming. most republicans in the house voted for it, including most of the freshman. there were also possibly a hundred democrats that joined the republicans. even though there were cuts that the president said that he approved of, party unity is important and constant, particularly in the minority when it will not help the majority. host: when you look at the overall votes, a good chunk of democrats wound up voting for this continuing resolution. caller: correct. it was a tactical move for hacks -- house republican leaders to come up with a plan that included cuts that democrats were supportive of. host: steny hoyer voted for the resolution. nancy pelosi voted against it. caller: i would not make too much of it other than steny hoyer tends to be more center- left and left left -- than left- left. the minority leader proba
us. yesterday the house was able to pass a two week resolution to keep the government funded past the deadline of this friday. break it down. caller: it was pretty overwhelming. most republicans in the house voted for it, including most of the freshman. there were also possibly a hundred democrats that joined the republicans. even though there were cuts that the president said that he approved of, party unity is important and constant, particularly in the minority when it will not help the...
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many disagree with us. in this case, if john boehner wanted to take this up, it is because president obama decided to decline to defend the law. the house and the senate are given the opportunity to intervene in the john boehner has done that in a quick and efficient in clear way, for which we are grateful. all i can say is that millions of americans do think it matters. it is not about demonizing other people. that is not what we think we are doing so it may sound like back to you. among the great issues of the day, it is important to know what the public considers to be marriage. it makes it hard to understand why governments are in the marriage business at all. if it is not about protecting the children, then it is about giving the government this house keeping seal on people's relationships. i do not understand why the government would be in that business? -- business. guest: i think the government has an interest in supporting families. we continue to deny the reality that same-sex couples merit the sa
many disagree with us. in this case, if john boehner wanted to take this up, it is because president obama decided to decline to defend the law. the house and the senate are given the opportunity to intervene in the john boehner has done that in a quick and efficient in clear way, for which we are grateful. all i can say is that millions of americans do think it matters. it is not about demonizing other people. that is not what we think we are doing so it may sound like back to you. among the...
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people use the various different percentages the way they wish to use them. just like tenure has become an excuse to not evaluate teachers, and teacher union contracts are not about how we transform education, how we get people the tools and conditions they need to do a good job because teacher and children's interests are virtually the same. teachers go into this profession to make a difference in the lives of kids, and our lafflet caller was right. when you see all this bashing and demonizing of the very people that want to make a difference in kids, it is a chilling effect to get people to go into our profession. host: joe writes, if it is not true accident then i'm wrong, teachers can be fired at the direction of the principal. yes or no? guest: correct. if you notice, i start talking about it like due process. it is not like what happens in colleges. it is that in most districts, there is a three-year probationary period before somebody, if they get fired, just gets a hearing before that happens p that's what tenure is. and it has been used as an excuse
people use the various different percentages the way they wish to use them. just like tenure has become an excuse to not evaluate teachers, and teacher union contracts are not about how we transform education, how we get people the tools and conditions they need to do a good job because teacher and children's interests are virtually the same. teachers go into this profession to make a difference in the lives of kids, and our lafflet caller was right. when you see all this bashing and demonizing...
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to be used against us. we are told that our nation's role is limited. yet at the same time it is being expanded. we have been told that the administration does not favor military regime change, but then they tell us the war cannot end until gaddafi is no longer the leader. further, two weeks earlier the president signed a secret order for the c.i.a. to assist the rebels who are trying to out of gaddafi. -- to oust gaddafi. we are told that the burdens of war in libya would be shared by a coalition, but the united states is providing the bulk of the money, the armaments, and the organizational leadership. we know that the war has already crossed our nation -- cost our nation upwards of $600 million and we are told that the long-term expenses could go much , much further. we are looking at spending additional billions of dollars in libya at a time when we can't even take care of our people here at home. we are told that the president has legal authority for this war under united nations security council resolution 1973. but this resolution specifically do
to be used against us. we are told that our nation's role is limited. yet at the same time it is being expanded. we have been told that the administration does not favor military regime change, but then they tell us the war cannot end until gaddafi is no longer the leader. further, two weeks earlier the president signed a secret order for the c.i.a. to assist the rebels who are trying to out of gaddafi. -- to oust gaddafi. we are told that the burdens of war in libya would be shared by a...
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nobody's used that money. it's in a series of so-called foreclosure mitigation programs that the administration has put forth, almost all of have i have beenbject failures even by their own yardstick, own measurement. number one, the best foreclosure mitigation program in america is a job. it's a paycheck. not government check. it's a paycheck. job creators are hampered by the uncertainty of the national debt. historic levels of debt will lead to historic levels of taxation, which leads to historic levels of unemployment. the equation could not be more true, could not be more elementary. but don't take my word for it. let's hear from some of the job creators in america. let's hear from the.e.o. of caterpillar which employ tens of thousands of people across our nation. quote, entitlement programs coupled with the coming wave of retiring baby boomers will push the deficit to untenable levels. it is a train wreck. mike jacks, c.e.o., auto nation. 19,000 employees, quote, the best thing that this town could do to
nobody's used that money. it's in a series of so-called foreclosure mitigation programs that the administration has put forth, almost all of have i have beenbject failures even by their own yardstick, own measurement. number one, the best foreclosure mitigation program in america is a job. it's a paycheck. not government check. it's a paycheck. job creators are hampered by the uncertainty of the national debt. historic levels of debt will lead to historic levels of taxation, which leads to...
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this is what canadians expect of us in parliament, all of us. the budget tabled by, -- this week by the minister of finance, the next phase of canada's economic action plan is critical to promote economic recovery. it seeks to promote growth, create jobs, and help those in need with affordable measures and to do all of these things without raising taxes. its contents not only reflected the wide input of canadians, including the input of other political parties, it has the strong support of canadians. indeed, there was nothing, absolutely nothing in the budget that the opposition could not or should not have supported. unfortunately, mr. ignatief and his coalition partners made it abundantly clear that they wanted to force an election instead. canada's fourth election in seven years, and election canadians had told them clearly that they do not want. thus, the vote today, which obviously disappoints me, will, i suspect might disappoint most canadians. as a consequence, i will have to meet with the governor general tomorrow to advise him of the si
this is what canadians expect of us in parliament, all of us. the budget tabled by, -- this week by the minister of finance, the next phase of canada's economic action plan is critical to promote economic recovery. it seeks to promote growth, create jobs, and help those in need with affordable measures and to do all of these things without raising taxes. its contents not only reflected the wide input of canadians, including the input of other political parties, it has the strong support of...
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they set the agenda for us and they want us to follow it. they sent these talking points and want us to follow it. they make absolutely no sense. we are not looking at the real issues and concerns. we are throwing talking points up. if republicans want to win this thing, start saying -- stop saying no to a everything, come up with good solutions and bring those points up. as republicans, we can listen and the cipher which point we like -- we can decipher which point we like and we can vote accordingly. host: thank you for the call, " the new york daily news" -- in 2008, he raked in more than $40 million in manhattan and harlem. the president is starting to raise money for 2012. tennessee, good morning. caller: good morning how are you today? i believe we need to start standing on our principles and not wimping out every time we turn around in the congress and senate. it seems we get a good strong talking point like the budget or the military and we don't capitalize on it or stand firm. we need to start standing firm on what we believe and ta
they set the agenda for us and they want us to follow it. they sent these talking points and want us to follow it. they make absolutely no sense. we are not looking at the real issues and concerns. we are throwing talking points up. if republicans want to win this thing, start saying -- stop saying no to a everything, come up with good solutions and bring those points up. as republicans, we can listen and the cipher which point we like -- we can decipher which point we like and we can vote...
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did not stop us. we are not absolutely free to move around because of we go to a sensitive area or do something security forces. the suspicious -- if you just walk around and central areas and keep a low profile on up -- profile and talk to people, you can do that. host: what is the mood? are you getting a slice of the mood in tripoli? guest: what you have are these noisy and boisterous gaddafi supporters who gathered in the central square and chant gaddafi slogans and they pick up trucks and they go through the streets at night, during the day, chanting gaddafi slogans. a very noisy. you can't avoid them. it gives the superficial impression that this is a city showing its loyalty for gaddafi. but you do go around the streets and have conversations with people you do find an awful lot of people saying they welcome the air strikes, that they hope that means the end of gaddafi. to a poll of where opinion lies and who is an majority -- it is impossible, of course. but certainly this is a deeply divided c
did not stop us. we are not absolutely free to move around because of we go to a sensitive area or do something security forces. the suspicious -- if you just walk around and central areas and keep a low profile on up -- profile and talk to people, you can do that. host: what is the mood? are you getting a slice of the mood in tripoli? guest: what you have are these noisy and boisterous gaddafi supporters who gathered in the central square and chant gaddafi slogans and they pick up trucks and...
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actually the hard work is ahead of us, not behind us. but we are here and we are heading in that direction. it's not simply because there's social media and there's young people. suddenly there's nothing sudden about it. i think we should pay respect due to the hundreds of thousands of arabs who were tortured, jailed, picketed, demonstrated with the hunger strike. why the arab world were not reported, those are the invisible arabs. the hundreds and millions that were displaced by their regimes from iraq to morocco, those -- the torture, the prison, the strike, the activist, the young and the old, the man and the woman, they are the ones who should be thankful. i think in that sense, that's why i'm hopeful and optimistic that's it's going in the right direction. >> okay. thank you. [inaudible] >> everyone, thank you for being here. thank you for taking part in the debate. i wish we had more time. please join me in thanking your panel for tonight. [applause] > we have more international coverage for you to
actually the hard work is ahead of us, not behind us. but we are here and we are heading in that direction. it's not simply because there's social media and there's young people. suddenly there's nothing sudden about it. i think we should pay respect due to the hundreds of thousands of arabs who were tortured, jailed, picketed, demonstrated with the hunger strike. why the arab world were not reported, those are the invisible arabs. the hundreds and millions that were displaced by their regimes...
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if there is something you think we need to talk about, call us. e-mail us twitter us. we are as accessible as it gets. that is a commitment we make to you. [applause] >> let's hear it for jan mickelson tony katz, greg robinson. -- craig robinson. [applause] >> okay. it is an absolute honor for me to introduce our next speaker ambassador john bolton. [applause] you can trace his conservative roots at least to his running a students for goldwater campaign. after a legal career, he served three republican presidents beginning with ronald reagan. it was during his time at the justice department that he was tasked with shepherding justice scalia through his confirmation process. he served both bush administration's. s. it was during the tumultuous senate commission hearings that senator joe biden compared sending john bolton to the u.n. to send in a bull threw a china shop. -- sending a bullet through a china shop. it may be the nicest thing anyone has ever said about john bolton. at a time when we have not had a full discussion -- would have to have a discussion on what am
if there is something you think we need to talk about, call us. e-mail us twitter us. we are as accessible as it gets. that is a commitment we make to you. [applause] >> let's hear it for jan mickelson tony katz, greg robinson. -- craig robinson. [applause] >> okay. it is an absolute honor for me to introduce our next speaker ambassador john bolton. [applause] you can trace his conservative roots at least to his running a students for goldwater campaign. after a legal career, he...